Tetraselmis tetrathele (West) Butcher 1959

Publication Details
Tetraselmis tetrathele (West) Butcher 1959: 64, pl. 4: fig. 8; pl. 10: fig. 3; pl. 11: fig. 1; pl. 12, fig. 1 a,b

Published in: Butcher, R.W. (1959). An introductory account of the smaller algae of British coastal waters. Part I: Introduction and Chlorophyceae. Fisheries Investigations, London, series IV 1: 1-74, 15 pls.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Tetraselmis is Tetraselmis cordiformis (H.J.Carter) F.Stein.

Status of Name
The taxonomic or nomenclatural status (or both) of this entity is in some way unresolved and requires further investigation.

Basionym
Platymonas tetrathele G.S.West

Type Information
Type locality: In a tank of sea-water Zool. Dept. Birmingham Univ., which had been received from Plymouth [Devon, England].; (West 1916: 1)

General Environment
This is a brackish species.

Created: 02 May 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 12 June 2013

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 June 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 March 2024

 
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